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. I 7 APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1921. 1,395,855. Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

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RUDOLPH MARTINI, OF ST. LOUISMISSOURI, ASSIG-N'GR TO KAI-IN MIRROR PLATE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSGURI, L CORPORATION 01* MISSOURI.

MIRROR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. paijgnted N 1 1921 Application filed May 16, 1921. Serial No. 470,216.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, Bunonrrr MARTINI, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri,

-Another feature of invention resides in the particular form of rivet used in this In, the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which like nump they occur,

here of reference denote like parts wherever Figure 1 at front elevation; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional vlew.

'In appearance the mam-body 1 and handle 2' of the frame resemble any similar mirror frame now in common use. 1

The same are, however, constructed of two opposite members 8 and'l united together by rivets 5. Y

A flange 6 extends forward from the rearmember 4: and a flange 7 extends backward from the front-member 3, and the edges thereof meet in a joint at 8.

Opposite the mirror 9 the baclet is solid (as shown at the upper part of Fig. 2). but an opening 10 is cut in the front-member 3, so as to allow the mirror 9 to be seen therethrough. I

The rivets 5 are formed with heads 11, having projecting beyond the same a stud 12 and having projecting from the same in the opposite direction a step-down stud 13, the outer part 14 ofwhich fits into a rivet hole 15 in thefront-member 3, While stud 12 fits into a rivet hole 16 in back-member a, in which holes the said-studs 12 and 14: are respectively upset. Head 11 bears against the edges of hole 16 while the mlddle step of stud 13 bears agamst the edges of hole 15, forming a good clenchlng hold for the rivet in connection with members 3 and 4. p L

The edge of mirror 9 rests on ledge 17 of each of a plurality of rivets 5, and abuts steps 18 of the said rivets 5. The mirror 9 is thus held loosely but securely between ledge 17 and step 18 of rivets 5 and the frontrim 19 'ofbody-member 3, a piece of ratan '20 or wire, or the like, being interposed around theedge of mirror 9 between the'same and rim 19. v

' After being put together, as hereinbefore described, the frame can be plated or enameled or otherwise finished in any desired manner. 'If preferred'such finishing may be performed before the insertion in place of thezmirror 9; I

An additional advantage of this mirror back or frame'is its lightness, as nothingv is 5 interposed between mirror 9 and the backmember 4.

Having thus described this invention, I

hereby reserve the benefit ofall changes in ferm,.arrangement, order, or use of parts,

= as it is'evident'that many minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of front and back members, each having a flange projecting toward the other and forming a joint and a plurality of rivets attaching the said mem-,

bers together, the said rivets each having an intermediate head and a stud on each side of the said head adapted to be upset to unite I the said two members together.

bers together, the said rivets each having an intermediate head, a stud on each side of the said head adaptedto be upset to unite the said two members together, there being a ledge on one side of the said head and a mirror resting upon the said'ledge.

3. The combination of front and back members, each having a flange projecting toward the other and forming a joint and a plurality of-rlvets attaching the said mem-' here together, the said rivets each having an intermediate head, a stud on each side of the said head adapted to be upset to unite the said two members together, there being a ledge on one side of the said head, a mirror mirronanda pair of studs adapted to be resting upon the said ledge, a cushion encircling the edge of the said mirror and lying between the same and the said front-member.

4. In a device of the character described the combination of a rear-member forming a solid back, a front-member having a cutaway part and there being a rim on the said front-member encircling the said cut-away part, a mirror between the said members and exposed to view through the said cut-away part, a retaining ring between the said mirror and the said rim, and a plurality of rivets uniting the said two memberstogether, each of the said rivets having a rest for the said mirror.

5. In a device of the character described thecombination of a rear-member forming a solid back, a front-member having a cutaway part and there being a rim on the said front-member encirclingthe said cut-away part, a mirror between the said members and exposed to view through the said cut-away part, a retaining ring between the said mir ror and the said rim, a plurality of rivets uniting the said two members together, each of-the said rivets having a resti'or the said upset for uniting the said two members together. V

6. In adevice of the character described the combination of a rear-member forming a solid back, a front-member having a outaway part and there being a rim on the said front-member encircling the said cutaway part, a mirror between the said members and eXposed to view through the said cut-away part, a retaining ring between the said mirror and the said rim, a plurality of rivets uniting the said two members together,

each of the said rivets having a rest for the said mirror, a pair of studsadapted to be upset for uniting the said two members together, and parts of each of the said rivets being adapted to cover and brace the holes exposed to view through the said'cut-away part, a retaining ring between the said mirror and the said run, a plurality of rivets uniting the said two members together, each of the said rivets having a rest for the said mirror, a pair of studsadapted to be upset for uniting the said two members together,

parts ofeach of the said rivets being adapted to cover and brace the holes over which the said studs are upset, the stud on one side of the said head being a step-down stud and the said mirror impinging against one of the steps of the said stud on each of the said rivets.

- RUDOLPH MABTiNr v In testimony whereof I-hereuntoaflix my signature. 

